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It took all of thirty minutes for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to master his first musical composition.
The work, a scherzo by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, had been copied by his father into Nannerl's notebook. Below it Leopold jotted: "This piece was learnt by Wolfgangerl on 24 January 1761, 3 days before his 5th birthday, between 9 and 9:30 in the evening."
Wolfgang's achievement was followed in rapid succession by others: a minuet and trio "learned within a half an hour" on January 26, a march learned on February 4, another scherzo on February 6. It wasn't long before the little boy entered a composition of his own into the notebook. At six measures, this andante in C major (K. 1a) is a mere wisp of a work. Other small compositions would follow. Inconsequential as they were, these bits and pieces were tokens of greater things to come.
No doubt, the boy held great promise as a composer. But Leopold, who could clearly see and hear his children's daily progress as keyboard performers, had more immediate aims. He began to neglect his court career and devote more time to Wolfgang and Nannerl's musical instruction. Ambitious plans began to take shape in his mind. Partly out of parental pride, partly out of a sense of duty, he determined to take his two musical prodigies on tour to the courts of Europe.
The first trip was a brief one. In January 1762, Leopold and the two children traveled to the nearby Munich court of Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria. Very little is known about this trip. Nannerl, as an adult, simply noted that she and her brother had "played before the Elector." After three weeks, they returned to Salzburg.
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The work, a scherzo by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, had been copied by his father into Nannerl's notebook. Below it Leopold jotted: "This piece was learnt by Wolfgangerl on 24 January 1761, 3 days before his 5th birthday, between 9 and 9:30 in the evening."
Wolfgang's achievement was followed in rapid succession by others: a minuet and trio "learned within a half an hour" on January 26, a march learned on February 4, another scherzo on February 6. It wasn't long before the little boy entered a composition of his own into the notebook. At six measures, this andante in C major (K. 1a) is a mere wisp of a work. Other small compositions would follow. Inconsequential as they were, these bits and pieces were tokens of greater things to come.
No doubt, the boy held great promise as a composer. But Leopold, who could clearly see and hear his children's daily progress as keyboard performers, had more immediate aims. He began to neglect his court career and devote more time to Wolfgang and Nannerl's musical instruction. Ambitious plans began to take shape in his mind. Partly out of parental pride, partly out of a sense of duty, he determined to take his two musical prodigies on tour to the courts of Europe.
The first trip was a brief one. In January 1762, Leopold and the two children traveled to the nearby Munich court of Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria. Very little is known about this trip. Nannerl, as an adult, simply noted that she and her brother had "played before the Elector." After three weeks, they returned to Salzburg.
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The grammar in that first line confused me, since I know that Mozart's first major composition wasn't written till several years later than that.
The term 'composition' implies a piece composed by the person in question (Mozart). However, if the piece was in fact composed by Wagenseil, then it can not have been Mozart who composed it.
*Tuts and waggles finger at YH in patronising manner, then realises that criticising a notable is not a clever thing to do. Runs off and hides under rock*
The term 'composition' implies a piece composed by the person in question (Mozart). However, if the piece was in fact composed by Wagenseil, then it can not have been Mozart who composed it.
*Tuts and waggles finger at YH in patronising manner, then realises that criticising a notable is not a clever thing to do. Runs off and hides under rock*
LOL. Post of the century!
It took all of thirty minutes for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to master his first musical composition.
The work, a scherzo by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, had been copied by his father into Nannerl's notebook. Below it Leopold jotted: "This piece was learnt by Wolfgangerl on 24 January 1761, 3 days before his 5th birthday, between 9 and 9:30 in the evening."
Wolfgang's achievement was followed in rapid succession by others: a minuet and trio "learned within a half an hour" on January 26, a march learned on February 4, another scherzo on February 6. It wasn't long before the little boy entered a composition of his own into the notebook. At six measures, this andante in C major (K. 1a) is a mere wisp of a work. Other small compositions would follow. Inconsequential as they were, these bits and pieces were tokens of greater things to come.
No doubt, the boy held great promise as a composer. But Leopold, who could clearly see and hear his children's daily progress as keyboard performers, had more immediate aims. He began to neglect his court career and devote more time to Wolfgang and Nannerl's musical instruction. Ambitious plans began to take shape in his mind. Partly out of parental pride, partly out of a sense of duty, he determined to take his two musical prodigies on tour to the courts of Europe.
The first trip was a brief one. In January 1762, Leopold and the two children traveled to the nearby Munich court of Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria. Very little is known about this trip. Nannerl, as an adult, simply noted that she and her brother had "played before the Elector." After three weeks, they returned to Salzburg.
Right, all the stupid posters will have stopped reading by now.
Looks like we finally got ourselves a decent forum lads, let's make sure it stays that way, right?!
Nice one!
The work, a scherzo by Georg Christoph Wagenseil, had been copied by his father into Nannerl's notebook. Below it Leopold jotted: "This piece was learnt by Wolfgangerl on 24 January 1761, 3 days before his 5th birthday, between 9 and 9:30 in the evening."
Wolfgang's achievement was followed in rapid succession by others: a minuet and trio "learned within a half an hour" on January 26, a march learned on February 4, another scherzo on February 6. It wasn't long before the little boy entered a composition of his own into the notebook. At six measures, this andante in C major (K. 1a) is a mere wisp of a work. Other small compositions would follow. Inconsequential as they were, these bits and pieces were tokens of greater things to come.
No doubt, the boy held great promise as a composer. But Leopold, who could clearly see and hear his children's daily progress as keyboard performers, had more immediate aims. He began to neglect his court career and devote more time to Wolfgang and Nannerl's musical instruction. Ambitious plans began to take shape in his mind. Partly out of parental pride, partly out of a sense of duty, he determined to take his two musical prodigies on tour to the courts of Europe.
The first trip was a brief one. In January 1762, Leopold and the two children traveled to the nearby Munich court of Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria. Very little is known about this trip. Nannerl, as an adult, simply noted that she and her brother had "played before the Elector." After three weeks, they returned to Salzburg.
Right, all the stupid posters will have stopped reading by now.
Looks like we finally got ourselves a decent forum lads, let's make sure it stays that way, right?!
Nice one!